{"product_id":"the-garrison-state-the-military-government-and-society-in-colonial-punjab-1849-1947","title":"The Garrison State - The Military, Government and Society in Colonial Punjab, 1849-1947","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Tan Tai Yong\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sage Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2005\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 332\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0761933360\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the Mutiny of 1857, various factors impelled the British to turn to the province of Punjab in north-western India as the principal recruiting ground for the Indian Army. This book examines the processes by which the politics and political economy of colonial Punjab was militarised by the province’s position as the `sword arm` of the Raj. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe militarisation of the administration in the Punjab was characterised by a conjunction of the military, civil and political authorities. This led to the emergence of a uniquely civil-military regime, a phenomenon that was not replicated anywhere else in British India, indeed in the Empire. Analysing these events, this book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStudies the manner in which the Punjab became the main recruiting ground for the Indian Army\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooks at how certain districts were selected for military recruitment, and the factors motivating the `military classes` among the Punjabis to join the Army\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscusses the effects of the First World War on the recruitment process in the Punjab\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighlights the role the civil-military regime played in the politics of the Punjab, its survival after the Second World War and the manner in which it handled the demand for Pakistan and the subsequent partitioning of the province.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSERIES EDITORS’ PREFACE \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Return to Arms: Colonial Punjab and the Indian Army\u003cbr\u003eRecruiting in the Punjab: Martial Races and the Military Districts\u003cbr\u003eGarrison Province at Work: Punjab and the First World War\u003cbr\u003eMaintaining the Military Districts: Civil-Military Integration and District Soldiers’Boards\u003cbr\u003eManaging the Martials: Control and Concessions\u003cbr\u003eSecuring the Reins of Power: Politics and Punjab’s Rural-Military Elites\u003cbr\u003eThe Garrison State Cracks: Punjab and the Second World War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONCLUSION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Tan Tai Yong \/ Sage Publications \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153684361584,"sku":"15303","price":46.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/15303.jpg?v=1793912524","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-garrison-state-the-military-government-and-society-in-colonial-punjab-1849-1947","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}